Sunday, May 14, 2017

Agaves!

One of the first garden blogs that I discovered when i was trying to figure out what might grow in my garden was Digging, with Pam Penick. One of her signature plants was of course Moby - her agave ovatifolia, who bloomed (as documented on Pam's blog and instagram) recently. Moby was definitely the inspiration for my own two agave ovatifolia, and Pam's blog has been a source of many other ideas, as well as wonderful pictures and advice over the years.

After Moby bloomed, Pam was kind enough to share bulbils with many people, as she documented in this update post. There is now one extra spot that Moby lives on... my garden!

Three little baby agaves!

Pam was kind enough to share three Moby bulbils and after getting them potted up, i let them out into the wild for some "family portraits":

This is the newer of my two a. ovatifolia - i think this is 'Vanzie'

The plant in the picture above was planted a few years after the one below. It's also in a slightly shadier spot - i don't know whether its that or because it's 'Vanzie' that the leaves are a lot pointier than my other a. ovatifolia.

a. ovatifolia and the babies!

The 'Desert Museum' Palo Verde has also started blooming in celebration! Hopefully the baby whale tongue agaves will like it here. I'll let them get a bit bigger in their pots before finding spots in the ground for them.

Thanks again to Pam for sharing Moby's spawn, and for all the inspiration over the years!

6 comments:

The larger one has been in ground for about 5 years now, Kris. I keep forgetting how small it used to be. It's been a fairly fast grower for me, so hopefully yours will get big soon too. They are so striking, I think! And now I have 3 more 😀